Hydrocarbon-burner



V. H. SUNACK. HYDROCARBON BURNER. A-PPLlcAITmN FILED mw 21. 1919.

Patented oef. 5,1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

VICTOR H. SLINACK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 THE PENN-SYLVANIA GLOBE GAS LIGHT COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appliation filed May 21, 1919. Serial N0. 298,610.

To all whom t may conceive Be it known that I, VICTOR H. SLINACK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new anduseful Hydrocarbon- Burner, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hydrocarbon burners adapted toincandesce mantles by the vaporization and combustion of oil, such asgasolene.

The principal objects of the present invention are, first, to make theburner operate satisfactorily and for a reasonable number of hours evenwith gasolene of the yquality now available, which is relatively poor,for this purpose, second, to avoid undue stoppage of the vapor jetorifice, and third, to provide for the application and removal ofcertain parts, which promote the accomplishment of the above objectswithout dismantling the burner.

The invention will be claimed at the Vend hereof, but will be firstdescribed in connection with the embodiment of it selected from otherembodiments for the sake of illustration in the accompanying drawingsforming part hereof and in which- Figure 1, is an elevational view,somewhat distorted for the sake of illustration, and partly in section,and

Fig. 2, is a sectional view taken generally at right angles to plane ofFig. 1.

In the drawings 1, is an upright body having near its top a sub-jetvaporizer 2, from which depends a vapor duct 3, and a mixing tube 4. Thevaporizer is supplied with gasolene by way of the inlet 5. Beneath themixing tube 4, there is an extension 6, including a portion of the vaporduct and containing a crosswise ranging horizontal open ended chamber 7spaced from the duct 3, by a seat or flange 8. 9, is a jet orificeprovided in a detachable fitting arranged through the wall of thechamber 7, and this orifice 9, is adapted to discharge into the openlower end of the mixing tube 4. 10, is a horizontally disposedforaminous cylinder, as of wire gauze, arranged in and spaced from thewall of the chamber 7, and from the inlet of the jet orifice 9, and theopenend of this cylinder is supported in the seat 8. A screw plug 11,carries the other end of the cylinder 10, as by inserting it into acavity provided in the plug, and the plug is arranged in the open end ofthe chamber 7. 12, is a shell inclosing the body and provided with anopening 13, through which the plug 1l, and cylinder can be applied andremoved without detaching the shell from the body.

It will be noted that all the vapor ducts and ways are relatively largein cross sectional area which is conducive to the attainment of goodresults even with gasolene of poor quality. The position and arrangementof the wire gauze cylinder is such that all portions of its surface areavailable for straining the vapor which is delivered to its interiorunder pressure and must therefore escape through it at some points tothe space at 7, and thence to and through the jet orifice 9. For theforegoing and other reasons the gauze cylinder will eiiiciently preventcarbon and like particles from reaching the jet orifice 9, and this itwill continue to do for a relatively and sufliciently long time.Moreover when the holes in the gauze cylinder finally become stopped orclogged, it can be readily removed by unscrewing the plug 11, andinserting a new gauze cylinder without disturbing the mantle, chimney orother parts. The seating of the open end of the cylinder on the seat 8,insures the entrance of vapor or gas from the duct 3, into its interior,and Aalso provides the annular space 7, all around the cylinder and thisannular space makes all portions of the cylinder effective andoperative, thus prolonging its useful life and insuring continuedoperation of the burner.

I claim:

1. A hydrocarbon burner comprising the combination of an upright bodyhaving near its top a vaporizer from which depends a vapor duct and amixing tube and provided beneath the mixing tube with an extensionincluding a portion of the vapor duct and a communicating crosswiseranging open ended chamber spaced therefrom by a seat, a iet orificeprovided inthe chamber for discharge into the mixing tube.A ahorizontally disposed foraminous cylinder arranged in and spaced fromthe wall of the chamber and having its open end supported in said seat,a screw plug carrying the other end of the cylinder and arranged in theopen end of the chamber, and a shell inclosing the body and providedWith an opening Vthrough which ther plug and cylinder are horizontallyarranged foraminous cylinder spaced from the Wall of the chamber andhaving its open end supported 1n said seat, and a screw plug arranged inthe open end 'i of the chamber and supporting the other end of Athecylinder, substantially as described.

3. In a hydrocarbon burner the combination of an upright body having atits base a vapor chamber provided with a jet oriiice and With a vapororgas inlet,.and a horizontally arranged Wire gauze cylindercommunicating internally with the vapor or gas inlet and spaced from theWall of the chamber and from the inlet of the orifice, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a hydrocarbon burner the combination vof a body having ahorizontal open ended chamber, means for introducing vapor or gas intosaid chamber, a detachable plug applied to the open end of the chamberand carrying a Wire gauze cylinder adapted for insertion and removal inrespect to the chamber, and a shell inclosing the body and provided Withan opening through which the plug and cylinder are insertible andremovable.

VICTOR H. SLINACK.

